A Silent Voice (2016)

A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.

Director:

Naoko Yamada

Writers:

Yoshitoki Oima (manga: "Koe no katachi"), Reiko Yoshida (screenplay)

Stars:

Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miyu Irino	...	Shôya Ishida (voice)
Saori Hayami	...	Shoko Nishimiya (voice)
Aoi Yûki	...	Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice)
Kenshô Ono	...	Tomohiro Nagatsuka (voice)
Yûki Kaneko	...	Naoka Ueno (voice)
Yui Ishikawa	...	Miyoko Sahara (voice)
Megumi Han	...	Miki Kawai (voice)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga	...	Satoshi Mashiba (voice)
Mayu Matsuoka	...	Young Shoya Ishida (voice)
Sachiko Kojima	...	Young Kazuki Shimada (voice)
Hana Takeda	...	Young Keisuke Hirose (voice)
Fuminori Komatsu	...	Takeuchi-sensei (voice)
Ikuko Tani	...	Ito Nishimiya (voice)
Erena Kamata	...	Maria Ishida (voice)
Ayano Hamaguchi	...	Shoya's sister (voice)

Storyline

The story revolves around Nishimiya Shoko, a grade school student who has impaired hearing. She transfers into a new school, where she is bullied by her classmates, especially Ishida Shouya. It gets to the point where she transfers to another school and as a result, Shouya is ostracized and bullied himself, with no friends to speak to and no plans for the future. Years later, he sets himself on a path to redemption.

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Plot Keywords:

bullying | anime | fireworks | deaf girl | bully | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen...

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Eleven Arts Anime Studio [United States] Fathom Events [United States]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese Japanese Sign Language

Release Date:

17 September 2016 (Japan)

Also Known As:

A Silent Voice

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

JPY 283,280,037 (Japan), 18 September 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Animation, Kodansha, Kyoto Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min 111 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the very beginning of the movie (where "My Generation" by "The Who" plays), when Shoya and his friends enter his mother's hairdresser salon, Nishimiya with long hair can be seen looking at a magazine about hairstyles in the salon. The next day when Nishimiya starts to Shoya's school, she has short, bob-cut hair.

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Goofs

During Ishida and Ueno's conversation at the crosswalk, Nishimiya is seen holding the pouch that Ishida had given to her as a gift. However, it disappears after Ueno sprints across the street and removes Nishimiya's earpiece; it is nowhere to be seen on her person or on the ground.

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Soundtracks

A Silent Voice/Koe no Katachi
OST
Composed Kensuke Ushio

User Reviews

I was so into it, I was yelling at the screen for most of it...

A Silent Voice Is more than just a really good high school romantic drama. It is a captivating love story that deals with depression and friendship in a remarkably relatable way.

Without spoiling too much. I just really appreciate the believably of most of the film. Unlike Your Name where I found some parts to be overly cheesy or slow paced. A Silent Voice offers up nice character development and introduces a whole array of interesting side characters to the plot.

I do really like the idea of having a deaf friend. I've often thought about what that would be like and the whole learning sign language and writing on a book to communicate. It offers a-not often seen- perspective of that life. I found it quite invigorating and motivating to step up my own life.